Cannot add fuel

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Cannot add fuel

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royt	royt posted 9/5/2012 12:34:17 PM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 29	Just downloaded the latest version (2.4.2.16291) from the tinterweb but whilst planning my trip to France this weekend I get an error message in the 'Flight Details' tab saying "The journey requires more fuel than the selected aircraft can carry". I try to add fuel, but there does not seem to be the "Planned" slider facility in the fuel section to do so. I have SD on my laptop and Ipad and have not upgraded but have the "Planned" in the flight details tab and can add fuel.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 9/5/2012 4:30:35 PM ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.3K	If you don't see a way of specifying fuel, go into your aircraft setup, specifically the weight and balance loading points section and ensure that there is actually a fuel tank defined. If there isn't you can add one.
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royt	royt posted 9/5/2012 7:24:31 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 29	Thanks Tim, When I specified the aircraft I used a generic aircraft as the model and just renamed 2 load points as Front Fuel and Rear Fuel. Now I have seen that fuel needs to be specified as such, it all makes sense.
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Brucey	Brucey posted 4/23/2014 10:08:18 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 14	I am having the same problem having used a generic aircraft for my Glasair. Please can you explain in more detail how to solve this problem with an example of entries into the weight balance section. Thanks Chris
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 4/25/2014 11:16:12 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.3K	Give us a ring if you need more help, as it's hard to guess on here what you might be doing wrong. If you create a new aircraft and edit it, you'll start off with a generic aircraft with a valid fuel tank.
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